dc.contributor.author | Øyeflaten, Irene | |
dc.contributor.author | Hysing, Mari | |
dc.contributor.author | Eriksen, Hege Randi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-07-07T08:37:41Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-19T12:04:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-07-07T08:37:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-19T12:04:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 40(2008) Nr. 7, S. 548-554 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1650-1977 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1651-2081 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2437769 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: The number of people in Western countries on long-term sick-leave and disability pension due to musculoskeletal complaints and psychological health problems is increasing. The main objective of this study was to examine whether fear-avoidance beliefs, illness perceptions, subjective health complaints, and coping are prognostic factors for return to work after multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation, and to assess the relative importance and inter-relationship of these factors. Methods: A prospective cohort study with a 1-year follow-up period was performed. A total of 135 individuals on long-term sick-leave (87 women, mean age 45 years) participated in a 4-week inpatient multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation programme. The participants had been out of work for an average of 10.5 months. Results: Fear-avoidance beliefs about work was the most important risk factor for not returning to work, both at 3 months (odds ratio (OR) 3.8; confidence interval (CI) 1.30–11.32) and 1 year (OR 9.5; CI 2.40–37.53) after the intervention. Forty-eight percent of the variance in fear-avoidance beliefs was explained by subjective health complaints, illness perceptions and education. Coping explained only 1% of the variance. Conclusion: These findings indicate that interventions for these patients should target fear of returning to work and illness perceptions about subjective health complaints. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.subject | Vocational rehabilitation | |
dc.subject | Occupational rehabilitation | |
dc.subject | Rehabilitation | |
dc.subject | Return to work | |
dc.title | Prognostic factors associated with return to work following multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.description.version | Published version | |
dc.subject.nsi | 801 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0202 | |